Easy to read tips on reading aloud to your children. ( )

Why reading aloud to our children will change their lives forever. Good book

As a literacy expert and advocate, successful children's author, Mem Fox makes a strong and comendable case for reading to children from birth in "Reading Magic." Throughout the book, Fox mentions scientific studies regarding the connection between reading aloud and educational engagement as well as her personal accounts of how reading to children (and at times, even adults) have helped to build strong, loving relationships among families as well as a lifelong love of reading among everyone involved.

While the book is not a manual meant to teach parents how to be educators, Fox offers useful tips that will help children become prepared to learn how to read. The tips rely on making reading fun and enjoyable for the child and the adult reading aloud. Reading aloud should not be not merely understood as a tried and tested means for assuring future academic success for children. Reading aloud is a means of creating wonderful memories and bonds that will last a lifetime. ( )

Listened to this book orally. This was amazing listening to Mem Fox read aloud. She had a lot of great tips and strategies for read alouds that I hope to use in the future. Would be good for high school students to read/hear for public speaking classes.

After listening to several online versions of this book, I learned that Mem Fox talks about the magic of reading aloud and how kids can benefit from the ability to hear words. One thing I thought was very interesting about her voice was just the way she talked. Her British accent really drew me and engaged me in the first sentence. She also talked about reading with a sense that you are singing to children, because kids love music. When she reads her book Koala Lou she makes sure she reads it the same way every time so it is easy for students to understand. I think by incorporating this in my classroom children can flourish from a different variety of literature. Other than that basic read aloud.